MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976)

Performance Results


Gaming 30% Sail boat	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 25% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 92.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	29.3% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	107% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	20GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 20GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7976
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976) (all builds)
Memory	16.7 GB free of 20 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colori
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180628
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	Jan 05 '21 at 06:07
Run Duration	152 Seconds
Run User	ITA-User
Background CPU	6%

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PC Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600K-$113 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	92.3% Outstanding	Memory 83.7 1-Core 146 2-Core 292 94% 174 Pts	4-Core 584 8-Core 570 77% 577 Pts	64-Core 574 36% 574 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 92.3% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% MSI(1462 8C96) CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 452.06 Performing below potential (59^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	29.3% Poor	Lighting 36.9 Reflection 41.3 Parallax 38.6 30% 38.9 fps	MRender 38.2 Gravity 38.7 Splatting 27.6 28% 34.8 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 29.3% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 126GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 303 300 303 300 270 254 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 512 Write 314 Mixed 322 SusWrite 288 80% 359 MB/s	4K Read 38.3 4K Write 121 4K Mixed 42.6 176% 67.2 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 316 DQ Mixed 249 214% 316 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 128%
Seagate NAS HDD 3TB-$119 3,343 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2.5TB free Firmware: SC60 SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 154 154 152 155 155 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	83.2% Excellent	Read 137 Write 159 Mixed 62.2 SusWrite 153 93% 128 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 132% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 83.2% Great: 99%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$39 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 450GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 107 107 107 108 107 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	64.5% Good	Read 118 Write 104 Mixed 74.3 SusWrite 106 74% 101 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1 202% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 64.5% Great: 76%
Maxtor STM3250310AS 250GB 13,068 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 165GB free Firmware: 4.AAA SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 90 90 90 90 91 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	51.5% Above average	Read 89.7 Write 49.9 Mixed 45.9 SusWrite 89.7 50% 68.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.8 135% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 51.5% Great: 53%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 9905665-023.A00G 04CB 20GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 2400, 2400 MHz 4096, 16384 MB Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	45.9% Average	MC Read 16 MC Write 16.1 MC Mixed 13.7 44% 15.3 GB/s	SC Read 14.8 SC Write 16.9 SC Mixed 14.9 44% 15.5 GB/s	Latency 73.9 54% 73.9 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 45.9% Great: 73%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Gaming 69%

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Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 58%

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Motherboard: MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976) - $180

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $170Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	1,697x
Core i5-6600KIntel $113Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	327x
Core i7-7700KIntel $249Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	174x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	372x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	369x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	153x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	187x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	126x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	82x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	125x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	84x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	65x

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Value: 74% - Very good

Total price: $770

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $170	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16